Opera 9.62 Closes Security Holes
Oct 30, 2008Norwegian provider Opera Software is releasing almost weekly security updates for its Opera browser. Version 9.62 is to address what the company deems two of its most critical security problems.
more »New Security Updates for Ubuntu
Oct 28, 2008Linux developers Canonical has released important security updates for the Ubuntu kernel, strongly recommending upgrades for releases 6.06 LTS, 7.10 and 8.04 LTS and corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu.
more »Of Money Mules and Cyber Criminals
Oct 27, 2008A new article by Roel Schouwenberg, Senior Antivirus Researcher at the Kaspersky Lab, has drawn attention to the increased use of malware in cyber attacks on financial institutions.
more »4.0r5: Security Update for Debian 4.0 Etch
Oct 24, 2008Along with its ongoing work on Lenny, the Debian project is still attending to its version 4.0 called Etch. Its now fifth update includes bug fixes and security patches.
more »One Storage and Two Quadcore Blades from Sun
Oct 23, 2008Sun Microsystems has dropped three new Linux servers on the market: a storage module with 1.2 TBytes, a blade module with two AMD Opteron Quadcores and a blade server with two Intel Xeon Quadcores. A photo gallery shows them in detail.
more »Linux Foundation End User Summit: New BtrFS Filesystem and Knowledge Center
Oct 17, 2008The Linux Foundation got positive results from its first ever End User Summit in New York October 14 and 15. Its concept of "end user" ended up including not only private users but many enterprises and organizations.
more »Network Scanner OpenVAS 2.0 Enters Beta
Oct 16, 2008Beta test of the Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is targeted at experienced users and developers of security solutions.
more »Red Hat Updates JBoss SOA
Oct 10, 2008Linux provider Red Hat announces new versions of its JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 and JBoss Operations Network 2.1.
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